Nick and Ryan Drink Coffee in NYC.
Ryan Woldt and Nick Schmitt drink a mug of coffee at CoffeeFest NYC in Spring 2026. The Coffee People Podcast is presented by Roastar, Inc.
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Once again, I met up with Nick Schmitt of Roastar, the coffee packaging company, for a cup of coffee. You may have heard of Roastar because...umm...they sponsor this show and produce excellent packaging for many of the coffee companies you likely are out there supporting.
Beyond being supporters of the podcast, I've had the pleasure of becoming real-life (i.e., outside of work) friends with many members of the Roastar team. Still, it all started when I ran into Nick at CoffeeFest LA what feels like a kabillion years ago. Since then, we've made a point to have a cup of coffee and chat at numerous coffee events around the country, back in our hometown of Wausau, and when we can't get together—virtually.
Most recently, we sat down in the lovely Roastar booth space at CoffeeFest NYC in the Javits Center in New York—2,788 miles away from our first meeting at the Anaheim Convention Center in California—for a chat. It was day three of an intense coffee convention, and our energy levels were...mixed. Without further ado, Nick and Ryan Drink Coffee.
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